# Primary and backup source servers in Wowza Streaming Cloud **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)\ **Created:** [April 22, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046 "2020-04-22T17:27:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Agrawal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@David\_Agrawal](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Agrawal)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046/1 "2020-04-22T17:27:04Z")
Hi, Can anyone recommend a way to use primary and backup source servers in Wowza Streaming Cloud, with automatic failover? I’d like to use two encoders on location - one streaming to the primary server and one streaming to the back-up server via a different connection. If data stopped reaching the primary server, the desired behaviour would be that the transcoder in Streaming Cloud should take the data from the secondary server. Until last year, Akamai Stream Sources was an option - but I’m not sure it’s possible within Streaming Cloud any more? It looks like [Restream.io](http://Restream.io) offer it within their Business package, but would love to do it within Streaming Cloud if possible. Thanks a lot! David ---
**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046/2 "2020-04-23T20:35:48Z")
Checking to see if we have an alternative… ---
**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046/3 "2020-04-24T00:44:31Z")
Unfortunately, we do not have an alternative at this time @David Agrawal. ---
**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046/4 "2020-04-24T16:53:55Z")
Yes, definitely. I have discussed it with the Cloud team and it has been added to the feature request list. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![David\_Agrawal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@David\_Agrawal](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Agrawal)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046/5 "2020-04-24T07:48:48Z")
No problem @Rose Power-Wowza Community Manager, thank you for checking. I’ll send the sources via via Restream for now to use Restream’s failover. Would it be possible to add it as a feature request for the future? Even as a paid-for extra, I think there could be demand for it. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Newmarch1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Joe\_Newmarch1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Joe_Newmarch1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/primary-and-backup-source-servers-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55046/6 "2020-12-08T14:39:51Z")
@David_Agrawal Hi David, are you still directing from Restream to Streaming Cloud for ABR distribution? How did this solution work for you?